After the game, Andreas Johnsson was still shaking his head about the breakaway that eluded him in the first period against the Buffalo Sabres.

The Maple Leafs forward thought he had Chad Johnson beat, but his second NHL goal wasn't to be.

Johnsson has made a roaring impact over his first six games for the Leafs though — enough of an impact that the team has to at least be considering him for the playoffs. Though he only has one point — a goal in his second NHL game — the 23-year-old has injected extra speed and skill to the Toronto lineup and to a fourth line, in particular, that's arguably been the Leafs' best in each of the past two games.

“I thought two games in a row they dominated and played well, played hard and were effective, so that's a good sign for us moving ahead,” Mike Babcock said of the line, which included Johnsson alongside Tomas Plekanec and the ever-impressive Kasperi Kapanen versus Buffalo...